Ulysses (1952) DVD5 Untouched - Subs-Eng-Espanol- Kirk Douglas, Silvano Mangano [DDR]

Ulysses (1955) is a fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. 
The movie was made by director Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati. The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst who quit at the last minute.

In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress, Circe. American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses. Anthony Quinn plays Antinous. 
The tremendous success of this film led to the making of Hercules (1958), which was credited with igniting the Italian peplum craze of the 1960s.

    CAST:-
    Silvana Mangano as Circe/Penelope
    Kirk Douglas as Ulysses
    Anthony Quinn as Antinous
    Rossana Podestà as Nausicaa
    Jacques Dumesnil as Alcinous
    Daniel Ivernel as Eurylochus
    Sylvie as Eurycleia
  
Directed by Mario Camerini, Mario Bava (uncredited)
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti
Music by Alessandro Cicognini
Running time 115 min.

MOVIE REVIEW:- Ulysses 1954
This very expensive Italian-made adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" stars Kirk Douglas as seafaring hero Ulysses. The story begins, as ever, with Ulysses leaving his faithful wife Penelope (Silvano Magnano) behind as he goes off to fight in the Trojan Wars. Having the poor taste to set himself above the gods after a stunning military victory, Ulysses is doomed to journey aimlessly across the sea until he can make amends. Along the way, our hero battles a cyclops, resists the fatal singing of the Sirens, and enjoys a brief interlude with pig-fancying enchantress Circe (also played by Silvano Magnano). Years and years later, Ulysses returns to Penelope, where he must meet and master a final challenge. Acceptable enough when first released in 1954, Ulysses pales in comparison to the high-tech, all-star 1997 TV miniseries version of The Odyssey.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 4480 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 29.970
Audio Codec:  AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams:  2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 115 mins
Subtitles: English, Espanol
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]